Creating your question

About the questions

Questions that are concrete, clear (no abbreviations) and that could be discussed without secrecy works best for the AIMday format.  It is also preferable that at least two company representatives join a discussion around the questions in order for a better balance in workshops.

Here are some examples of questions that were submitted by companies for a previous AIMday focused on the topic of Materials :

Q: Is it possible to develop cost effective thin polymer films with cheap fillers like for instance wood powder, see WPC (Wood Plastic Composites)?

Q: What mechanisms cause relaxation/creep in porous materials, i.e. cellulose based materials, at different mechanical loads.  How can you influence these mechanisms?

Q: Are there materials and methods to separate small particles, bacteria and viruses from a gas flow?

Q: Is it possible to predict how forging and rolling affect re-crystallisation in steel?

The Modelling & Simulation theme for the University of Edinburgh AIMday is broad and can cross all academic boundaries, questions need not therefore be restricted in scope.

An example question may be:

Q: Are there any good simulation tools to obtain dissolution / precipitation of carbide and nitride precipitates in the steel matrix?